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-People like to see...winners.
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They like to see
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people that are doing something,
you know?
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Uh...
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Only time I want to appear dead
is when I'm buried.
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Wait a minute!
-Wait a minute.
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-Everybody feel good?
-Yeah!
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-You feel real good?
-Yeeeeah!
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-Over 50 years
in the business,
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singing and dancing hard.
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-Are you ready to party?
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-Yeah.
-I knew about James
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having a lot of health issues.
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He was losing weight.
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-I really became his advocate
when it came to health.
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-♪ Yeah!
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♪ Say
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-When Brown loves you,
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he'll hand you his business
to handle.
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-♪ Yeah! Say!
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-There was one moment when
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James Brown
almost got super vulnerable.
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-♪ Yeah!
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-James Brown wanted
separate payment
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for sampling.
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-He didn't get paid the money
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that he was supposed
to get paid.
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-Thank you.
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-We see people who we deem
as genius
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experiencing a lot of turmoil.
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♪
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[ Cheers and applause ]
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-I get up every morning
to show that the small man
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can become
as big as big can be.
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[ Cheers and applause
continue ]
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-James Brown has been in prison
for the last two years.
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He was arrested and convicted
of assaulting his neighbor
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and resisting arrest
in a car chase
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with the local police.
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Well, despite pleading
not guilty,
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James Brown was then sentenced
to six years imprisonment.
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♪
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-People over in England
now think that James Brown
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is actually free.
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-No, I'm not free.
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The only thing free in me
is my spirit.
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But my body is not free.
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I'm incarcerated.
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-For two and a half years,
he was there.
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And we really thought
this was the end of his career.
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He's in his late 50s.
He's gonna be 60 years old.
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-The period
between '87 and 1990,
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it's probably
the most humiliating
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or hardest times of his life.
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-Ahmir Thompson and I
went to high school together,
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and we grew up
in the same neighborhood,
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so every time James Brown
would be on the news,
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we would get together in school
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or on the phone after school
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and like, "Man, what's going on
with James, man?
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What's happening?"
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But in retrospect,
when he went to jail,
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part of me also felt, like,
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maybe if he goes away
for a couple of years,
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he can dry himself out.
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-He's like, "This is
my two-year unwanted vacation."
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[ Laughs ]
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And he was like,
"I needed to rest.
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I needed some things to..."
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You needed to detox.
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-Soul singer James Brown
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went before the South Carolina
Parole Board,
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hoping to become a free man
after serving
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just over two years of
a six-year sentence for assault.
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-He'll be paroled today,
provisionally.
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So you're free to go today.
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-The announcement brought
tears of joy to Brown's wife
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Adrienne,
and smiles from his daughter.
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Brown will be on parole
until October of '93,
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and must undergo a drug
and alcohol treatment program.
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-I would definitely say prison
was transformative...twice.
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Early [chuckles]
and later on in life.
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-I just trust God and I hope
for the best.
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I try to let my --
my first two years show that,
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um, what kind of man I'm about.
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♪ Ooooow!
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♪
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[ Whistles ]
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♪ Yeah, I'm back
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♪
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♪ I'm back
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♪ I'm back
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-I was with him
when he walked out
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of that prison.
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I'll never forget it.
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-♪ Get up offa that thing
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♪ And dance
'til you feel better ♪
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♪ Get up offa that thing
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♪ And dance
'till you sing it now ♪
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-When he got out,
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everybody wanted
a piece of James Brown.
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-♪ Get up offa that thing
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-People will say about
"Oh, how James Brown
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career is ruined,
look what he did to himself."
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I said, "Don't kid yourself.
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The truth is that
if it's handled right,
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he will have one of
the greatest comebacks
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of any entertainer
there ever was."
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♪
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-I contacted Mr. Brown
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some almost
two years ago just to say
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that we out here love him,
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and we thought perhaps there
may have been some injustice.
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-He said, "You know, Butch Lewis
the promoter came to see me.
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He wants to put up money
for the first show to come back.
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He said, uh, "It's going
to be pay-per-view."
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I said, "Like a boxing match?"
He said, "Yeah."
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I remember sitting
in his dressing room that night,
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and he looked up at me,
he said,
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"I told you I'd be back,
Reverend."
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Dear God, we thank you for
surviving these difficult times,
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to bring us to this place
and this point.
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He said, "Are they sold out?"
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I said, "They are sold out,"
he said,
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"Big names out there,"
I said, "Huge names."
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Thank you for the greatest
entertainer in the world,
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The Godfather, James Brown.
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Amen.
-Amen.
[ Cheers and applause ]
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-When I said Amen,
he dropped our hands
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and walked on stage
and grabbed the mic.
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James Brown was back.
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[ "Living in America" plays ]
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[ Cheers and applause ]
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-I was very lucky
when I walked out,
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all I had to do to show
that I could still do it.
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And that was very important
for myself
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that the career was there.
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-♪ Living in America
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♪ Living in America
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-James Brown!
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-♪ Ah
-James Brown!
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James Brown!
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James Brooown!
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♪
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[ Cheers and applause ]
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-All right, all right.
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Got MC hammer out here
and James Brown.
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Boy, I tell you,
if my back wasn't bad, I'd...
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[ Laughter ]
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-♪ Oh-oh oh-oh,
here comes the hammer ♪
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♪ Watch me!
-James Brown,
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he's my number one inspiration
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because he's the hardest
working person I've seen.
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-In the '80s, for example,
when you put your radio on
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and you heard a hip-hop record
with a James Brown sample in it,
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and you knew there was no law
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to allow you to get paid
for that, how did you feel?
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-It was a law,
but they didn't exercise it.
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You can't do over
four bars or nothing.
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So the law was there, but they
didn't want to understand it
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and didn't want to deal with it.
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-He's the world's
most sampled artist of all time.
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-You can take a piece of his
and add it to --
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add it to yours, and then that's
just created a whole new era
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of how to do music
and -- and it's assisted people
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along the way with making
their records cool, you know?
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"Oh, that's cool.
It's got the James in it."
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-For a lot of the inner cities,
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we just kept playing the music
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that was the magic period
between 1968 and 1975.
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♪
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-I started in 1976 as a B-girl.
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[ Rapping ] Well, I'm Sha, party
people, and I'm ready to rock,
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and if it want to be done,
you got to give me what you got.
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-♪ Ain't it funky?
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-If you put on
a James Brown song,
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you can let that song play
all the way through
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or you could wait
for that breakbeat.
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-♪ A-one, two, three, four
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♪
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-The DJs in hip-hop
had the ability,
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with two turntables
and a mixer,
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to go in and make that
one little area
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of a song go on and on.
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That's what they say, "On and on
till the break of dawn.
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You keep on."
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-When Herc and Bambaataa
and Flash
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and these guys are piecing
these records together
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and going back and forth,
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we're recreating
and reinventing the records
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to serve a different
artistic purpose.
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James was at the center
of all of that.
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-1989!
-The number.
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Another summer.
-Get down!
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Sound of the Funky Drummer.
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-♪ I'm gonna knock you out
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♪ Mama said knock you out
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-♪ Whose house?
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-♪ Say what?
-♪ Run's house
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-♪ I ain't no joke
I used to let the mic smoke ♪
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♪ Now I slam it when I'm done
and make sure it's broke ♪
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-♪ It takes two
to make a thing go right ♪
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♪
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♪ It takes two
to make it outta sight ♪
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♪
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-I think James Brown really was
the architect of hip-hop.
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You think about Funky Drummer,
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you think about "Think,"
Lyn Collins.
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Hip-hop was built
on those grooves.
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-You know, it was crazy
because it was hip-hop
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for its time,
that's how I look at it.
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And then it became
what made hip-hop
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hip-hop, you know,
for our time.
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-I grew up in nightclub periods,
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and I've never, ever,
ever knew a night
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where some element of
James Brown wasn't in the air.
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-Hip-hop, you know,
we stand on James's shoulders.
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James Brown, without a doubt,
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is one of the cornerstones
of hip-hop culture.
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-♪ That's the way love goes
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♪ Like a moth to a flame,
burned by the fire ♪
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-"Papa, Don't Take No Mess"
was the foundation of
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"That's the Way Love Goes,"
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which is my favorite Janet song.
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I remember, um, loving
the groove to that and thinking,
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"What if we could create
an actual song
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with chord changes and melodies
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and all kinds
of different stuff over that
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"Papa Don't Take No Mess"
groove.
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Obviously one of her
biggest records ever.
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-If you have 15,000 people,
you know,
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just taking even
snippets of his beat,
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it's because they want to be
solidified as that artist.
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Because with a James Brown
beat behind you,
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there's no way
that you could lose.
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-Each year,
our most prestigious award
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is the American Music Award
of Merit.
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This year's recipient,
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the Godfather
of Soul, James Brown...
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[ Cheers and applause ]
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...is having as much effect
on music of today
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as he did on the music
of 30 years ago.
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♪
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-♪ Get up
-♪ Get on up
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-♪ Get up
-♪ Get on up
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-♪ Stay on the scene
-♪ Get on up
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-♪ Like a sex machine
-Dance,
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expression, vocalization,
and musicianship.
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That's James Brown.
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There's a meaning to what
James Brown,
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when he put a umph in it.
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It's not just a "you heard it,"
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It's like you felt it.
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-His hard work
and his determination
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is what got him there.
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But really,
what truly got him there
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is his heart.
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[ Cheers and applause ]
-Thank you very much. Come on.
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Would you take this back?
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'Cause I got something
I gotta do right here.
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[ Cheers and applause ]
262
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Thank you very much.
263
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First, I thank God.
264
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Then I thank
my lovely wife Adrienne
265
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out there who stood with me
when times were rough.
266
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-You know I will give it
to Adrienne.
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She stood by him the whole time.
268
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James was back
being the James that I loved,
269
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and then back
being the James that I knew.
270
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-When Brown loved somebody,
he does.
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You know, there's no half way
with James Brown.
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-Yeah.
273
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-♪ Did you forget?
274
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For close to 30 years,
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he has been a musical legend,
276
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living up to the image
as the hardest working man
277
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in show business,
an innovator who is imitated
278
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and not always paid for it.
279
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-This guy had
an intrinsic talent
280
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for just taking things
and putting them together.
281
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He was a soup maker,
and he was a master at it,
282
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and nobody could
cover his songs.
283
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Otis Redding did
"Papa's Got a Brand New Bag."
284
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Nobody wants to hear that.
285
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Gene Chandler did
"There Was a Time"
286
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It was a joke.
287
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You couldn't cover his songs
288
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because they were so personal
289
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and so much a part
of who he was.
290
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-There's only one James Brown.
He is instantly recognizable.
291
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Impossible to copy,
although many have tried.
292
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He is somebody who changed
the course of popular music,
293
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and I think by doing that,
he changed culture as well.
294
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-There are seven acknowledged
wonders of the world,
295
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and you are about to witness
the eighth live
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in that little tiny TV set
that you still haven't paid for.
297
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Please welcome...
[ Laughter ]
298
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...the greatest
soul singer in the world,
299
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the hardest working man
in show business,
300
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the Godfather of Soul,
301
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Mr. James Brown!
302
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[ Audience cheers ]
303
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♪
304
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-He was certainly
popping in the states,
305
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but he was -- he was
beyond that in -- in Europe.
306
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He was worshipped.
307
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And he spent a lot of time
touring in Europe.
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-♪ Try me
309
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-♪ Try me
310
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-♪ Ooh!
311
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♪ Try me
-♪ Try me
312
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-♪ And your love
313
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♪ Will always be true
314
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♪ Oh
315
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♪ I need you
316
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-♪ I need yoooou
317
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-Sandy Clark,
Japan broadcasting.
318
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Overall,
how do you feel tonight?
319
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-Now you want to --
Now, there's only one leading --
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And if you are American
or you just human being
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and got any blood
going through your veins --
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Oh! I feel good!
323
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[ Laughter, cheers ]
What's next?
324
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-You know, he just had so many
accolades and awards and Grammys
325
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and, you know,
it was just, like,
326
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he didn't get involved
with the --
327
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thinking about it that much,
he just accepted it
328
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and went on.
329
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-For James Brown
when he belted out a note,
330
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you could hear the soul
bleed from it,
331
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like with the first iteration
of James Brown,
332
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it was very much reader
in Sunday morning service.
333
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That's what I like to call it.
334
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So when you listen to, like,
335
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"Please, Please, Please"
or "Try Me,"
336
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that's literally, you know,
337
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the first selection
from the choir.
338
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And, you know, when he gets
ready to sing those songs,
339
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you can really hear the pain
in his voice.
340
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-James Brown put every morsel
of everything he ever remembered
341
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throughout his life
into his music.
342
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Whatever pain,
whatever black pain,
343
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whatever personal pain,
it affected all of us.
344
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And sometimes
we were feeling that same pain.
345
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[ "I Guess I'll Have To Cry,
Cry, Cry" plays ]
346
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♪
347
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-Adrienne died on
the plastic surgeon's table.
348
00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:33,830
-When his wife Adrienne passed,
that -- that got him.
349
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That got to him.
350
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-♪ Cryyyy
351
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-♪ Cry, cry
352
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♪ People let me cry
353
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-What was the cause of the --
of the death of Adrienne?
354
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-♪ I'd feel
a little bit better ♪
355
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Uh, I wanted to make
her happy.
356
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I didn't think
she needed anything,
357
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'cause I think
she was beautiful enough
358
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to not have anything,
but just God
359
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and -- and herself
and -- and me.
360
00:14:57,370 --> 00:14:59,870
-Well, he just kind of had
this dazed look in his eyes,
361
00:14:59,870 --> 00:15:02,040
you know, he wasn't crying,
but he, you know,
362
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you could tell he had been.
363
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She was his rock, you know?
364
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He was kind of, like,
floundering around.
365
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Kind of lost without her.
366
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-♪ When I
367
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♪
368
00:15:17,410 --> 00:15:21,120
♪ I lost yoooou
369
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♪
370
00:15:23,450 --> 00:15:26,160
♪ I lost the best thing
371
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♪ I eve-e-er haaaaad
372
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-Here's a terrific lady,
I met her a few times
373
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with you in our studios
in Washington.
374
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She was always so
full of life and energy.
375
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She was some lady.
I bet you miss her a lot.
376
00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:42,700
-Well, I miss her more
than I've ever --
377
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in anything in my life.
378
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My wife, um, she was...
379
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She was sight,
and I was sound.
380
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-Has it been tough to perform?
381
00:15:51,790 --> 00:15:55,540
-Well, when I perform, I sweat
out the sorrow and the worry.
382
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♪
383
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-My father has performed
in this building,
384
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and he did a lot of rehearsals
in this building.
385
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His wife is Adrienne Brown.
386
00:16:05,450 --> 00:16:08,700
Funeral was held in many,
many years ago,
387
00:16:08,700 --> 00:16:11,250
so it's -- i-it --
it's got spirit.
388
00:16:11,250 --> 00:16:13,290
A lot of Brown spirits in it.
389
00:16:13,290 --> 00:16:15,160
-You can go down
the street here
390
00:16:15,160 --> 00:16:19,120
and look at the graves
of James's father
391
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and his wife, Adrienne.
392
00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:24,700
And the huge,
elaborate gravestone
393
00:16:24,700 --> 00:16:28,290
are identical to Elvis Presley's
at Graceland.
394
00:16:28,290 --> 00:16:32,700
James Brown and Elvis Presley,
weathered being rivals,
395
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were admirers of each other.
396
00:16:34,750 --> 00:16:37,200
When Elvis Presley died,
397
00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:40,250
James Brown was among
the first to stand
398
00:16:40,250 --> 00:16:43,200
by that casket in
the living room of Graceland.
399
00:16:43,200 --> 00:16:46,700
-I saw Elvis and I
put my hand on him, I say --
400
00:16:46,700 --> 00:16:48,790
as couple of friends, I say,
401
00:16:48,790 --> 00:16:50,620
"You alright,"
with tears in my eyes,
402
00:16:50,620 --> 00:16:52,200
I say, "You left me."
403
00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:53,700
♪
404
00:16:53,700 --> 00:16:56,870
-I think Elvis saw
that James Brown
405
00:16:56,870 --> 00:16:59,000
took a lot of country sounds
406
00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:02,450
and turned it into his music.
407
00:17:02,450 --> 00:17:05,000
Elvis Presley
took black gospel sounds
408
00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:08,250
and incorporated into his music.
409
00:17:08,250 --> 00:17:10,160
Plus, they both were poor boys.
410
00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:13,120
They had both
come out of rural areas.
411
00:17:13,120 --> 00:17:16,410
They were trying
to live fairly average,
412
00:17:16,410 --> 00:17:19,830
normal lives and deal
with this worldwide fame.
413
00:17:19,830 --> 00:17:24,250
-People don't really dwell
so much on Elvis' drug situation
414
00:17:24,250 --> 00:17:26,250
and his stuff was crazy.
-That's right.
415
00:17:26,250 --> 00:17:27,910
-That's right.
-Crazy.
416
00:17:27,910 --> 00:17:30,250
With greatness, comes flaws.
417
00:17:30,250 --> 00:17:34,120
You know, that balance is
necessary for you to be great.
418
00:17:34,120 --> 00:17:36,200
That's important for
young people to know, too,
419
00:17:36,200 --> 00:17:38,200
that, "Damn, with all that
greatness, all that money,
420
00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:41,040
I could lose it?
I could mess up?"
421
00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:43,080
Yes, you can.
422
00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:45,290
-All the years are hard,
living in tour life
423
00:17:45,290 --> 00:17:47,450
and stress
and being in the limelight,
424
00:17:47,450 --> 00:17:51,750
that wears on a 50-something,
60-something-year-old man.
425
00:17:51,750 --> 00:17:53,750
-So your back is okay?
426
00:17:53,750 --> 00:17:55,660
-I play football.
427
00:17:55,660 --> 00:17:58,200
Quarterback.
428
00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:00,040
Pass to the best.
429
00:18:00,910 --> 00:18:02,290
Uh! They can't play.
430
00:18:02,290 --> 00:18:04,160
I can get you the ball
right here...
431
00:18:04,160 --> 00:18:06,080
They can't play either.
-Be it the drugs,
432
00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:07,580
the craziness,
or the parasites
433
00:18:07,580 --> 00:18:09,370
that have been
sucking money from them
434
00:18:09,370 --> 00:18:12,410
and all the different
relationships, men and women,
435
00:18:12,410 --> 00:18:14,040
it's just, like,
all those things
436
00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:15,620
and they just break down.
437
00:18:15,620 --> 00:18:19,040
-It's no secret he had
a drug problem
438
00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:22,290
and that was
a constant situation,
439
00:18:22,290 --> 00:18:25,250
and it would affect
his performances.
440
00:18:25,250 --> 00:18:29,700
And we had some periods,
especially overseas,
441
00:18:29,700 --> 00:18:33,660
where it got very close
to him being arrested.
442
00:18:33,660 --> 00:18:35,870
We had to wheel and deal,
as we say,
443
00:18:35,870 --> 00:18:38,410
to keep him out of trouble.
444
00:18:38,410 --> 00:18:42,830
-I was just trying to
make sure my dad stayed healthy
445
00:18:42,830 --> 00:18:46,200
because he was older
and people really weren't --
446
00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:48,040
I wouldn't say they weren't
looking out for him,
447
00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:51,410
but he's James Brown
and they work for you.
448
00:18:51,410 --> 00:18:53,370
-I'm sitting with
James Brown and Al Sharpton,
449
00:18:53,370 --> 00:18:55,370
I have him playing
at the Paramount Theater
450
00:18:55,370 --> 00:18:59,330
in New York City,
it's probably 1997, 1998.
451
00:18:59,330 --> 00:19:02,540
I'm backstage
and we're talking.
452
00:19:02,540 --> 00:19:04,080
I said, "If you have
your publishing,
453
00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:05,660
I heard about this Bowie Bond
454
00:19:05,660 --> 00:19:07,910
where we could take
your publishing, spin it off,
455
00:19:07,910 --> 00:19:09,450
get you, you know,
tens of millions,
456
00:19:09,450 --> 00:19:12,540
and then we're gonna
take your money from the bond
457
00:19:12,540 --> 00:19:14,160
and you'll learn to invest it.
458
00:19:14,160 --> 00:19:15,700
You'll put it
with good money managers.
459
00:19:15,700 --> 00:19:18,330
You'll grow that 40 million
to 80 million,
460
00:19:18,330 --> 00:19:21,660
and you could build
a tremendous net worth."
461
00:19:21,660 --> 00:19:25,250
-Unfortunately,
he had an accountant
462
00:19:25,250 --> 00:19:27,330
that was not so honest.
463
00:19:27,330 --> 00:19:31,040
James Brown got a check
for $22 million.
464
00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:32,870
And without going
into great details,
465
00:19:32,870 --> 00:19:36,450
'cause it's public record,
a lot of the money
466
00:19:36,450 --> 00:19:40,330
that James Brown got from
that publishing deal,
467
00:19:40,330 --> 00:19:44,290
this accountant,
uh, ended up with.
468
00:19:44,290 --> 00:19:47,250
-I have a real reason to,
to, uh, push education
469
00:19:47,250 --> 00:19:51,040
because I've had four fortunes
taken away from me
470
00:19:51,040 --> 00:19:53,950
because of the fact that
I had to trust a lot of people.
471
00:19:53,950 --> 00:19:55,620
In some areas,
I should have been able
472
00:19:55,620 --> 00:19:57,160
to be more familiar.
-Right.
473
00:20:02,540 --> 00:20:03,370
-I get a phone call
from Nicoletta Pavarotti,
474
00:20:03,370 --> 00:20:04,830
that's Luciano's wife.
475
00:20:04,830 --> 00:20:06,580
She says she has an idea --
he does a concert
476
00:20:06,580 --> 00:20:08,910
in Modena, Italy,
and like Brown to participate.
477
00:20:08,910 --> 00:20:11,290
And he says, "I want to do
'It's a Man's World'
478
00:20:11,290 --> 00:20:12,330
with James Brown.
479
00:20:12,330 --> 00:20:13,910
He'll sing in English
480
00:20:13,910 --> 00:20:17,950
and I'll sing in,
you know, opera and Latin."
481
00:20:17,950 --> 00:20:21,250
I said, um, "How do you know
what words in Latin to sing
482
00:20:21,250 --> 00:20:24,370
'It's a Man's World?'
He says, "I make it up."
483
00:20:24,370 --> 00:20:25,830
I said, "You make it up?"
484
00:20:25,830 --> 00:20:28,950
He goes, "Yeah,
who speaks Latin? [ Chuckles ]
485
00:20:28,950 --> 00:20:32,080
[ Orchestral intro to "It's a
Man's Man's Man's World" plays ]
486
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♪
487
00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:41,950
-♪ This is a man's world
488
00:20:41,950 --> 00:20:46,450
♪
489
00:20:46,450 --> 00:20:49,580
♪ This is a man's world
490
00:20:49,580 --> 00:20:51,040
♪ And
491
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♪
492
00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:56,370
♪ But it wouldn't be nothing
493
00:20:56,370 --> 00:21:00,000
♪ Nothing, nothiiing
494
00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:03,370
♪ Without a woman or a girl
495
00:21:03,370 --> 00:21:06,500
-It was an all Italian audience
496
00:21:06,500 --> 00:21:08,540
and the crowd loved it.
497
00:21:08,540 --> 00:21:10,160
-Yeah, that was phenomenal,
498
00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:13,200
they had a 70 piece orchestra
behind him.
499
00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:15,040
I literally cried.
500
00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:18,120
I'd never heard him
do it like that.
501
00:21:18,120 --> 00:21:20,160
I mean, it was awesome.
502
00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:24,540
-♪ And man made the boat
for the water ♪
503
00:21:24,540 --> 00:21:28,450
♪ Like my Bible said
Noah made the ark ♪
504
00:21:28,450 --> 00:21:30,830
♪ Ahhh!
O-o-o-oh ♪
505
00:21:30,830 --> 00:21:35,040
♪ This is a man's world
-♪ Nulla ha piú senso
506
00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:36,910
♪ Sé
507
00:21:36,910 --> 00:21:39,370
-♪ But it wouldn't be nothing
-♪ Si vive
508
00:21:39,370 --> 00:21:41,330
♪ Solo per sé
509
00:21:41,330 --> 00:21:44,080
-♪ Without a woman or a girl
510
00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:46,950
-♪ Solo per sé
511
00:21:46,950 --> 00:21:48,910
-♪ Hey!
512
00:21:48,910 --> 00:21:50,700
-♪ Solo
513
00:21:50,700 --> 00:21:55,910
♪ Per sé-é-é-é-é
514
00:21:55,910 --> 00:21:58,540
-♪ This is a man's world
515
00:21:58,540 --> 00:21:59,870
♪ Hey!
516
00:21:59,870 --> 00:22:01,580
♪
517
00:22:01,580 --> 00:22:04,830
[ Cheers and applause ]
518
00:22:10,580 --> 00:22:13,500
-Grazie, Grazie. James Brown.
519
00:22:13,500 --> 00:22:16,080
Luciano Pavarotti. Grazie.
520
00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:17,830
♪
521
00:22:17,830 --> 00:22:22,540
-In 2003, they gave him
the Kennedy Center Honors,
522
00:22:22,540 --> 00:22:24,330
which is one of the biggest
in the world.
523
00:22:24,330 --> 00:22:26,330
And, uh, the President
of the United States comes,
524
00:22:26,330 --> 00:22:27,790
everybody comes.
525
00:22:27,790 --> 00:22:29,950
During the intermission,
James Brown said,
526
00:22:29,950 --> 00:22:32,870
"President Bush,"
"Yeah, Mr. Brown," he said,
527
00:22:32,870 --> 00:22:34,660
"You know Reverend Sharpton,
I know y'all got
528
00:22:34,660 --> 00:22:36,410
political differences,
but shake hands.
529
00:22:36,410 --> 00:22:38,540
I'm the godfather,
I put everybody together."
530
00:22:38,540 --> 00:22:41,040
He never --
He was never intimidated
531
00:22:41,040 --> 00:22:42,950
or awed by anybody.
532
00:22:42,950 --> 00:22:45,830
♪
533
00:22:45,830 --> 00:22:47,750
-My family and I,
we had dinner with James Brown
534
00:22:47,750 --> 00:22:49,700
before
the Kennedy Center Honors,
535
00:22:49,700 --> 00:22:52,540
and I got to sit there and
listen to the stories he told me
536
00:22:52,540 --> 00:22:55,700
and experience his
energy firsthand.
537
00:22:55,700 --> 00:22:57,540
In the midst,
and even at the peak
538
00:22:57,540 --> 00:22:59,700
of the Civil Rights movement,
he was, like,
539
00:22:59,700 --> 00:23:04,120
one of the most
important artists in America.
540
00:23:04,120 --> 00:23:07,500
If James Brown is peaceful,
things can be more peaceful.
541
00:23:07,500 --> 00:23:09,660
If James Brown goes left,
542
00:23:09,660 --> 00:23:12,160
things could
potentially go left.
543
00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:13,700
You know, when you see
these interviews
544
00:23:13,700 --> 00:23:15,750
where he was joking around
or being silly,
545
00:23:15,750 --> 00:23:18,830
you miss how serious this guy is
546
00:23:18,830 --> 00:23:21,700
and how aware
and self-aware he was.
547
00:23:21,700 --> 00:23:24,500
In music law,
there are three B's.
548
00:23:24,500 --> 00:23:26,200
-There's Bach.
549
00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:27,700
[ Crowd chuckles ]
550
00:23:27,700 --> 00:23:29,000
Love Bach.
551
00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:30,410
[ Laughter ]
552
00:23:30,410 --> 00:23:32,660
-There's Beethoven.
553
00:23:32,660 --> 00:23:34,660
Love Beethoven.
[ Laughter ]
554
00:23:34,660 --> 00:23:37,250
And then there's Brown.
555
00:23:37,250 --> 00:23:39,160
James Brown!
556
00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:42,120
[ Cheers and applause ]
557
00:23:45,410 --> 00:23:47,660
Without that man up there,
558
00:23:47,660 --> 00:23:51,160
there's no funk, no soul.
559
00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:53,040
No hip-hop.
560
00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:54,580
You blaze trails
561
00:23:54,580 --> 00:23:57,700
and broke down mental
and social barriers.
562
00:23:57,700 --> 00:24:00,450
And made it possible for me,
563
00:24:00,450 --> 00:24:02,580
a black kid from Queens,
564
00:24:02,580 --> 00:24:05,200
to stand in front of presidents
565
00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:09,950
and many other distinguished men
and women, and say it loud.
566
00:24:09,950 --> 00:24:12,040
I'm black and I'm proud.
567
00:24:12,040 --> 00:24:13,910
[ Applause ]
568
00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:18,200
I got to...do that for him.
569
00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:20,660
[ "I Feel Good" plays ]
570
00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:25,750
-No, he exercised, right,
because he was on the stage.
571
00:24:25,750 --> 00:24:28,540
He was in really good
physical shape,
572
00:24:28,540 --> 00:24:31,160
but because he ate
high-fatty foods,
573
00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:34,540
I remember him having diabetes
and high blood pressure,
574
00:24:34,540 --> 00:24:37,040
right, and he had to --
he didn't have to take insulin
575
00:24:37,040 --> 00:24:39,580
or anything for his diabetes,
but he had to take medication
576
00:24:39,580 --> 00:24:40,700
and he didn't want to do it.
577
00:24:40,700 --> 00:24:42,330
He understood it later on,
578
00:24:42,330 --> 00:24:44,120
this is a direct product
579
00:24:44,120 --> 00:24:46,830
of what you've been doing
in your body all these years.
580
00:24:46,830 --> 00:24:49,080
I mean, he wasn't
a huge drinker.
581
00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:51,870
Um, so that really wasn't --
it was more about the food
582
00:24:51,870 --> 00:24:54,620
and just, you know, the late
night lifestyle and all that
583
00:24:54,620 --> 00:24:56,370
what he did, the lack of sleep,
584
00:24:56,370 --> 00:24:59,910
but the prostate cancer,
they caught it early
585
00:24:59,910 --> 00:25:02,250
'cause he was having
some symptoms.
586
00:25:02,250 --> 00:25:03,450
-I don't want
to be babied though.
587
00:25:03,450 --> 00:25:04,750
I want to go to work.
588
00:25:04,750 --> 00:25:06,660
-I love you,
-I love you too.
589
00:25:06,660 --> 00:25:09,370
-Okay.
He was like, "I can't do chemo
590
00:25:09,370 --> 00:25:11,410
'cause I don't want
to lose all my hair."
591
00:25:11,410 --> 00:25:12,910
I mean, this was a real thing.
592
00:25:12,910 --> 00:25:15,410
Thank God it was in
the early stages enough
593
00:25:15,410 --> 00:25:17,870
that all he really needed
was radiation.
594
00:25:17,870 --> 00:25:20,000
It was tough to see him
go through that,
595
00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:21,660
but it was humbling.
-Thank you.
596
00:25:21,660 --> 00:25:22,750
God bless you.
597
00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:29,700
-I remember one time
I was in California,
598
00:25:29,700 --> 00:25:30,790
my sister and I, Yamma,
we went out to, uh,
599
00:25:30,790 --> 00:25:32,700
check out Dad perform.
600
00:25:32,700 --> 00:25:35,160
It was a Greek theater
in Los Angeles.
601
00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:38,200
So we got there and surprised,
"What y'all doing here?"
602
00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:41,160
"You just want to hang out
with you, Dad, for the weekend."
603
00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:44,500
"Well, hang out with me,"
like, "Yeah, [Chuckles]
604
00:25:44,500 --> 00:25:47,000
we ain't got
nothing else to do."
605
00:25:47,000 --> 00:25:50,200
We went out there
and it was so much fun.
606
00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:53,950
Just us and Dad, just having a
-- just -- just fun.
607
00:25:53,950 --> 00:25:55,870
I mean, he was working,
but it was fun.
608
00:25:55,870 --> 00:25:58,450
-♪ Make it funky
-James Brown.
609
00:25:58,450 --> 00:26:00,200
-♪ Make it funky
-There!
610
00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:04,040
The world's Godfather of Soul.
-♪ Make it funky
611
00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:08,830
-Mr. Jaaaaaames Brown!
-♪ Make it funky
612
00:26:08,830 --> 00:26:13,290
-That night I says, "Dad,
can I dance with you on stage?"
613
00:26:13,290 --> 00:26:15,870
And he said, "Uh, nah.
614
00:26:15,870 --> 00:26:18,410
Not tonight, baby girl,
we'll do it another night."
615
00:26:18,410 --> 00:26:20,290
"Okay, no big deal."
616
00:26:20,290 --> 00:26:22,330
-♪ Try me
617
00:26:22,330 --> 00:26:25,450
-♪ Try me
618
00:26:25,450 --> 00:26:27,540
-♪ Try me
-On the song "Try Me,"
619
00:26:27,540 --> 00:26:29,450
he would always go,
and he would
620
00:26:29,450 --> 00:26:31,080
pull one
of the background singers
621
00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:34,500
and do a little, little
slow drag dance to the song.
622
00:26:34,500 --> 00:26:36,290
And this night.
623
00:26:36,290 --> 00:26:40,000
-♪ Whoa, I need you
624
00:26:40,620 --> 00:26:43,540
-[ Inhales ]
He let me dance with him.
625
00:26:43,540 --> 00:26:45,580
-♪ You
626
00:26:45,580 --> 00:26:47,160
-I'll never forget it.
627
00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:56,080
♪
628
00:26:56,080 --> 00:27:04,700
♪
629
00:27:04,700 --> 00:27:07,200
-And you wonder sometimes,
630
00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:09,750
what was it for him?
631
00:27:09,750 --> 00:27:12,700
It wasn't the money
all the time,
632
00:27:12,700 --> 00:27:15,120
and he was still doing it
633
00:27:15,120 --> 00:27:16,620
at 70 years old.
634
00:27:16,620 --> 00:27:18,450
He could have stopped.
635
00:27:18,450 --> 00:27:19,830
-♪ For once I can touch
636
00:27:19,830 --> 00:27:22,540
♪ What my heart
used to dream of ♪
637
00:27:22,540 --> 00:27:25,870
♪ Long before I knew,
o-o-oh ♪
638
00:27:25,870 --> 00:27:29,620
♪ Someone warm like you
639
00:27:29,620 --> 00:27:31,790
♪ Would make
my dream come true ♪
640
00:27:31,790 --> 00:27:33,370
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah
641
00:27:33,370 --> 00:27:37,200
-I had been named creative chair
for jazz programing
642
00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:38,750
with the LA Philharmonic.
643
00:27:38,750 --> 00:27:42,620
So my inaugural season was 2006.
644
00:27:42,620 --> 00:27:45,500
I thought, "Wow,
what if I get Mr. Brown
645
00:27:45,500 --> 00:27:51,120
to come to the Hollywood Bowl
and we redo Soul on Top live
646
00:27:51,120 --> 00:27:54,410
with, uh -- with a big band,
just like the record."
647
00:27:54,410 --> 00:27:58,120
-♪ It's a long time
648
00:27:58,120 --> 00:28:01,250
♪
649
00:28:01,250 --> 00:28:03,370
♪ May to December
650
00:28:03,370 --> 00:28:04,500
♪ Heh
651
00:28:04,500 --> 00:28:05,910
♪
652
00:28:05,910 --> 00:28:08,790
♪ But the days grow short
653
00:28:08,790 --> 00:28:11,700
♪ Can't you count 'em now
654
00:28:11,700 --> 00:28:14,040
♪ When you reach September
655
00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:15,700
♪
656
00:28:15,700 --> 00:28:17,580
-It was clear that James Brown
657
00:28:17,580 --> 00:28:19,950
wasn't the best
picture of health.
658
00:28:19,950 --> 00:28:23,120
He was still gigging. He was
still touring all the time.
659
00:28:23,120 --> 00:28:27,200
But he was -- he was
an old man by then, you know?
660
00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:30,750
-Whenever we would go on
the road, he would get healthy
661
00:28:30,750 --> 00:28:33,000
'cause he'd start being active
and he would,
662
00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:36,250
you know, moving around and
whatnot and start to eat right,
663
00:28:36,250 --> 00:28:39,250
and all that stuff,
but when he'd go home,
664
00:28:39,250 --> 00:28:43,830
he...he would get in trouble
'cause he wouldn't eat right,
665
00:28:43,830 --> 00:28:46,370
or he wouldn't take care
of himself or whatever.
666
00:28:46,370 --> 00:28:47,700
-I feel good.
667
00:28:47,700 --> 00:28:49,790
Papa's got a brand new bag.
668
00:28:49,790 --> 00:28:52,660
-We went to dinner one night
at a restaurant
669
00:28:52,660 --> 00:28:53,910
out in West Augusta,
670
00:28:53,910 --> 00:28:55,660
he, uh -- Tomi Rae --
this was before
671
00:28:55,660 --> 00:28:57,120
they were married --
Tomi Rae and James,
672
00:28:57,120 --> 00:28:59,830
and my wife and I,
we had -- we had dinner there.
673
00:28:59,830 --> 00:29:01,200
And my wife and I were leaving,
674
00:29:01,200 --> 00:29:03,660
James and Tomi Rae
went into the piano bar
675
00:29:03,660 --> 00:29:05,330
and James sat there
and started singing.
676
00:29:05,330 --> 00:29:07,790
-My friend Flo Carter
and her husband Don
677
00:29:07,790 --> 00:29:10,620
were having
their anniversary dinner,
678
00:29:10,620 --> 00:29:12,870
and we were at
a real nice restaurant,
679
00:29:12,870 --> 00:29:17,120
uh, near the Augusta National
Golf Course.
680
00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:21,870
And, uh, James walked in
and he shot right over to us.
681
00:29:21,870 --> 00:29:23,870
I said, "James," I said,
"It's, uh,
682
00:29:23,870 --> 00:29:26,330
Don and Flo's anniversary."
683
00:29:26,330 --> 00:29:29,370
Without missing a beat,
James looked right at them
684
00:29:29,370 --> 00:29:33,080
and started singing,
[ Sings ] time after time.
685
00:29:33,080 --> 00:29:37,120
[ Normal voice ] And I didn't
hear James do that again
686
00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:41,450
until he sang it to Tomi Rae
after their wedding.
687
00:29:41,450 --> 00:29:44,120
-I don't care what you read
and what they tell you,
688
00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:47,120
Brown loved her,
bought her new teeth.
689
00:29:47,120 --> 00:29:48,870
She's a girl
without much money, right?
690
00:29:48,870 --> 00:29:50,450
And Brown had access to money.
691
00:29:50,450 --> 00:29:53,250
And if Brown loved you,
he wanted you to be better.
692
00:29:53,250 --> 00:29:55,910
-Mr. Brown, you're in London
at the moment.
693
00:29:55,910 --> 00:29:57,700
Just tell us, first of all,
694
00:29:57,700 --> 00:29:59,620
what you think about
this particular city.
695
00:29:59,620 --> 00:30:02,540
I know you've been shopping.
You've been enjoying yourself?
696
00:30:02,540 --> 00:30:05,290
-Well, I've been enjoying
myself shopping for my wife,
697
00:30:05,290 --> 00:30:08,700
who's also my, uh,
one of my stars on the show.
698
00:30:08,700 --> 00:30:11,620
[ "Hold On, I'm Comin'" plays ]
699
00:30:11,620 --> 00:30:15,790
♪
700
00:30:15,790 --> 00:30:17,700
-♪ Hold on, yeah
-♪ Hold on
701
00:30:17,700 --> 00:30:19,500
♪ I'm comin'
702
00:30:19,500 --> 00:30:21,370
♪ Hold on
703
00:30:21,370 --> 00:30:23,290
♪ I'm comin'
704
00:30:23,290 --> 00:30:24,950
♪ Hold on
705
00:30:24,950 --> 00:30:27,250
♪ I'm comin'
-♪ Hold on
706
00:30:27,250 --> 00:30:30,660
-Killed it. And he was sick.
Very sick at that time.
707
00:30:30,660 --> 00:30:32,700
He was so sick that they had him
708
00:30:32,700 --> 00:30:36,330
on IV fluids and a catheter.
709
00:30:36,330 --> 00:30:38,580
And when it came time
for the show, he pulled 'em out
710
00:30:38,580 --> 00:30:39,830
and went and did
an hour and a half,
711
00:30:39,830 --> 00:30:41,750
went back to the hotel
712
00:30:41,750 --> 00:30:43,410
and put 'em back in.
713
00:30:43,410 --> 00:30:44,790
♪
714
00:30:44,790 --> 00:30:49,870
♪
715
00:30:49,870 --> 00:30:50,950
[ Cheers and applause ]
716
00:30:56,700 --> 00:31:00,450
-On Friday before
the Christmas Day of 2006,
717
00:31:00,450 --> 00:31:03,120
James Brown did
what James Brown loved to do.
718
00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:05,500
And that was one,
at Thanksgiving,
719
00:31:05,500 --> 00:31:08,540
he would give
away turkeys to poor people,
720
00:31:08,540 --> 00:31:11,330
black and white, who got in line
to get a free turkey
721
00:31:11,330 --> 00:31:13,580
from him in Augusta.
722
00:31:13,580 --> 00:31:16,370
The second thing he would love
to do is at Christmas.
723
00:31:16,370 --> 00:31:21,000
He loved to give away toys
to needy kids.
724
00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:24,000
-December 22, 2006,
725
00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:27,750
he was doing
the James Brown Toy Giveaway.
726
00:31:27,750 --> 00:31:31,870
He had on this
black and red jumpsuit.
727
00:31:31,870 --> 00:31:34,790
And he had the zipper down.
728
00:31:34,790 --> 00:31:36,870
So I walked up to him
and I said,
729
00:31:36,870 --> 00:31:38,370
"Hey, Dad, how you doing?
730
00:31:38,370 --> 00:31:40,080
You act like
you're bringing sexy back,"
731
00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:43,040
and I zip that zipper
slap up
732
00:31:43,040 --> 00:31:45,200
'cause it was cold outside.
733
00:31:46,410 --> 00:31:48,870
And he wasn't well,
734
00:31:49,700 --> 00:31:52,040
I gave him a kiss.
735
00:31:52,040 --> 00:31:55,370
He got in the limousine.
736
00:31:56,080 --> 00:32:00,040
I said, "I'll talk to you later,
Daddy. I love you."
737
00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:02,620
-The nation is mourning
the loss of a legend today,
738
00:32:02,620 --> 00:32:04,080
the Godfather of Soul,
739
00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:05,700
James Brown has died.
740
00:32:05,700 --> 00:32:08,370
According to his agent,
Brown died early this morning
741
00:32:08,370 --> 00:32:11,410
in Atlanta after being admitted
to the hospital
742
00:32:11,410 --> 00:32:13,410
Sunday for pneumonia.
743
00:32:13,410 --> 00:32:16,370
Brown was known for his
revolutionary rhythms of funk,
744
00:32:16,370 --> 00:32:18,620
soul, and disco,
and was considered
745
00:32:18,620 --> 00:32:21,160
one of the most important
musical influences
746
00:32:21,160 --> 00:32:23,160
over the past 50 years.
747
00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:26,660
James Brown was 73 years old.
748
00:32:26,660 --> 00:32:31,370
♪
749
00:32:31,370 --> 00:32:34,160
-I wasn't sure
if I was gonna make it.
750
00:32:34,160 --> 00:32:39,790
Because now I didn't know
how life was gonna be
751
00:32:39,790 --> 00:32:41,370
without my daddy.
752
00:32:41,370 --> 00:32:45,250
I didn't know life
without my daddy.
753
00:32:45,250 --> 00:32:48,370
♪
754
00:32:48,370 --> 00:32:49,910
-I cried.
755
00:32:49,910 --> 00:32:51,660
I called my brother.
756
00:32:53,700 --> 00:32:56,040
And...
757
00:32:57,660 --> 00:32:59,200
...to quote one of his songs,
758
00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:01,620
it was a lonely Christmas.
[ Chuckles ]
759
00:33:03,450 --> 00:33:05,410
-[ Sighs ]
760
00:33:05,410 --> 00:33:09,950
I threw the phone over,
uh, somewhere.
761
00:33:10,750 --> 00:33:12,700
-Uh...
762
00:33:12,700 --> 00:33:16,370
It was -- It was, uh...
763
00:33:16,370 --> 00:33:18,410
Not a...
764
00:33:21,040 --> 00:33:22,700
[ Zipper unzips ]
765
00:33:24,580 --> 00:33:27,040
-I love James Brown so much.
766
00:33:27,040 --> 00:33:31,000
You know, it's, uh...
767
00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:34,040
Oh, God, it's, uh...
768
00:33:34,040 --> 00:33:37,200
I loved him so much so.
769
00:33:37,200 --> 00:33:39,410
Most people
who knew him loved him.
770
00:33:39,410 --> 00:33:41,620
-I was like, "Yo.
771
00:33:41,620 --> 00:33:46,580
That is the most epic exit
of all time."
772
00:33:46,580 --> 00:33:48,870
Like... [ Laughs ]
773
00:33:48,870 --> 00:33:53,120
Like, James Brown
is such a star.
774
00:33:53,120 --> 00:33:58,870
I want to take the one
most iconic, universal day
775
00:33:58,870 --> 00:34:00,370
and take it over.
776
00:34:00,370 --> 00:34:03,410
Like, even Christmas
don't got nothing on me.
777
00:34:03,410 --> 00:34:06,450
[ "Christmas in Heaven" plays ]
778
00:34:06,450 --> 00:34:08,040
♪
779
00:34:08,040 --> 00:34:12,450
-♪ It's Christmas
780
00:34:12,450 --> 00:34:14,620
♪
781
00:34:14,620 --> 00:34:17,370
♪ In heaven
782
00:34:17,370 --> 00:34:19,580
♪
783
00:34:19,580 --> 00:34:21,870
♪ It's heaven
784
00:34:21,870 --> 00:34:23,540
♪
785
00:34:23,540 --> 00:34:25,910
♪ Here with you
786
00:34:25,910 --> 00:34:28,660
♪
787
00:34:28,660 --> 00:34:32,660
♪ And darling
788
00:34:32,660 --> 00:34:35,290
♪ Believe me
789
00:34:35,290 --> 00:34:37,540
♪
790
00:34:37,540 --> 00:34:40,200
♪ I don't know
791
00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:42,200
♪ I don't know
792
00:34:42,200 --> 00:34:44,500
♪ What I'll do
793
00:34:44,500 --> 00:34:47,040
-James Brown,
he always drew huge crowds
794
00:34:47,040 --> 00:34:48,950
to the Apollo Theater
and today, of course,
795
00:34:48,950 --> 00:34:50,290
is no exception.
796
00:34:50,290 --> 00:34:52,370
50 years
after Brown's first appearance
797
00:34:52,370 --> 00:34:54,500
at the legendary
Harlem Showplace,
798
00:34:54,500 --> 00:34:56,700
fans are paying
their last respects.
799
00:34:56,700 --> 00:34:59,830
[ All chant ] Say it loud,
I'm black and I'm proud.
800
00:34:59,830 --> 00:35:03,750
-When I got off the plane
and we got to the Apollo,
801
00:35:03,750 --> 00:35:07,620
and I seen the crowds
in freezing weather like that,
802
00:35:07,620 --> 00:35:11,040
just to show respect
for the man, they lined up,
803
00:35:11,040 --> 00:35:14,790
just to get a glimpse
of him in the coffin
804
00:35:14,790 --> 00:35:21,750
and just to pay the respect
to us as a family was beautiful.
805
00:35:21,750 --> 00:35:24,200
That's a lot of love, you know?
806
00:35:24,200 --> 00:35:26,500
-I've never had a father
807
00:35:26,500 --> 00:35:30,330
at home growing up,
but I had James Brown.
808
00:35:30,330 --> 00:35:34,500
I had him personally,
and I had him with the world.
809
00:35:35,250 --> 00:35:37,830
-♪ I've seen days
810
00:35:37,830 --> 00:35:41,290
♪ When the sun didn't shine
811
00:35:41,290 --> 00:35:43,580
♪ Raised in Georgia
812
00:35:43,580 --> 00:35:45,700
♪ Born in Carolina
813
00:35:45,700 --> 00:35:47,330
-They arrived before dawn.
814
00:35:47,330 --> 00:35:48,870
-We love you, James Brown.
815
00:35:48,870 --> 00:35:50,450
-Thousands lining
the sidewalks
816
00:35:50,450 --> 00:35:53,040
in the heart of the city
James Brown called home.
817
00:35:53,040 --> 00:35:55,700
-It's called
a homecoming celebration
818
00:35:55,700 --> 00:35:58,200
because we're talking about
a legend and an icon.
819
00:35:58,200 --> 00:36:00,700
A man that's American.
820
00:36:00,700 --> 00:36:02,200
-♪ Hold my hand, Lord
821
00:36:02,200 --> 00:36:04,250
-Those who got a seat
in James Brown Arena
822
00:36:04,250 --> 00:36:05,950
got quite a show.
823
00:36:05,950 --> 00:36:09,080
-We have Mr. Michael Jackson
come here to the city.
824
00:36:09,750 --> 00:36:12,620
-In a surprise appearance,
the King of Pop
825
00:36:12,620 --> 00:36:15,700
paid his respects
to the Godfather of Soul.
826
00:36:15,700 --> 00:36:17,160
-What did he mean to you?
827
00:36:17,160 --> 00:36:19,540
-Everything.
He was my greatest inspiration.
828
00:36:19,540 --> 00:36:21,870
-Michael!
829
00:36:21,870 --> 00:36:23,700
I'll miss him very much.
830
00:36:23,700 --> 00:36:28,040
-Michael Jackson danced
and sang to "I Got the Feeling"
831
00:36:28,040 --> 00:36:31,500
when he auditioned
for Berry Gordy.
832
00:36:32,250 --> 00:36:36,120
All his life it was James Brown,
James Brown.
833
00:36:36,120 --> 00:36:40,200
And actually,
there were some people
834
00:36:40,200 --> 00:36:44,830
who encouraged him
not to come to the funeral.
835
00:36:44,830 --> 00:36:47,540
They said, "You know,
you just had all of this stuff
836
00:36:47,540 --> 00:36:49,540
go on in the courts
and everything.
837
00:36:49,540 --> 00:36:53,200
You -- you might want
to stay away from that.
838
00:36:53,200 --> 00:36:55,660
Michael said no.
839
00:36:57,160 --> 00:36:59,250
-Leaving this earth on
Christmas morning
840
00:36:59,250 --> 00:37:00,620
is the perfect bookend
841
00:37:00,620 --> 00:37:04,040
for a life that actually
started as a stillborn.
842
00:37:04,040 --> 00:37:08,450
He came to this earth
with -- with -- without a prayer
843
00:37:08,450 --> 00:37:14,330
and through the sheer will
of the universe came to us.
844
00:37:14,330 --> 00:37:19,540
So, it's rather
apropos that his birth was death
845
00:37:19,540 --> 00:37:21,540
and that his death was life.
846
00:37:26,370 --> 00:37:27,870
-Ladies and gentlemen, friends,
847
00:37:27,870 --> 00:37:30,790
I'd like to say thanks
for coming out to see me here --
848
00:37:30,790 --> 00:37:32,700
James Brown Show.
849
00:37:32,700 --> 00:37:34,500
Every man has to know
what he's come from
850
00:37:34,500 --> 00:37:36,540
and where he's going,
851
00:37:36,540 --> 00:37:40,370
and know he has a chance to do
what he want to do in life.
852
00:37:40,370 --> 00:37:42,540
-We all, as black people,
853
00:37:42,540 --> 00:37:44,700
face challenges
every single day.
854
00:37:44,700 --> 00:37:46,750
And certainly in America,
every single day
855
00:37:46,750 --> 00:37:49,620
we face challenges,
and there are challenges
856
00:37:49,620 --> 00:37:53,410
that our white counterparts
may not even acknowledge.
857
00:37:53,410 --> 00:37:55,410
Even though we could walk down
the same sidewalk
858
00:37:55,410 --> 00:37:58,200
at the exact same time
in the exact same city,
859
00:37:58,200 --> 00:38:00,790
and have vastly
different experiences.
860
00:38:00,790 --> 00:38:04,580
So with Black Genius,
it's no different.
861
00:38:04,580 --> 00:38:07,330
And it's a strong person
that can --
862
00:38:07,330 --> 00:38:09,370
that can understand that,
863
00:38:09,370 --> 00:38:12,790
process it,
and continue to persevere.
864
00:38:12,790 --> 00:38:15,620
-I think his level of genius
is a gift from God.
865
00:38:15,620 --> 00:38:17,370
You know, you always
hear the story about James
866
00:38:17,370 --> 00:38:18,700
running into the woods
or something happened special
867
00:38:18,700 --> 00:38:21,080
when he was a little
down in Augusta,
868
00:38:21,080 --> 00:38:23,540
and either somebody got
picked out to be anointed
869
00:38:23,540 --> 00:38:25,500
and be special,
and some spirit came through him
870
00:38:25,500 --> 00:38:27,200
to get him out of that way,
to get it --
871
00:38:27,200 --> 00:38:28,750
because the education
wasn't gonna get it.
872
00:38:28,750 --> 00:38:30,660
The opportunities
wasn't gonna get it.
873
00:38:30,660 --> 00:38:34,790
So, to defy all that, something
special had to come in.
874
00:38:34,790 --> 00:38:39,330
He's just been in every facet
and every part of this life,
875
00:38:39,330 --> 00:38:41,040
you know, every part of music,
876
00:38:41,040 --> 00:38:42,910
every part of entertainment
and just culture, period.
877
00:38:42,910 --> 00:38:45,700
So it's like my little --
my little -- my little shrine.
878
00:38:45,700 --> 00:38:48,250
I walk by this every day
and get inspired.
879
00:38:48,250 --> 00:38:50,620
♪
880
00:38:50,620 --> 00:38:53,000
-James tapped into that thing
in your spirit.
881
00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:56,580
That's why you see people
of all colors, all hues.
882
00:38:56,580 --> 00:38:58,200
James was an international --
883
00:38:58,200 --> 00:39:01,290
is an international icon
and superstar
884
00:39:01,290 --> 00:39:03,040
all over the planet.
885
00:39:03,040 --> 00:39:05,580
-He showed me, initially,
what was possible,
886
00:39:05,580 --> 00:39:07,250
you know,
not that I could do it,
887
00:39:07,250 --> 00:39:09,000
but I could dream of it.
888
00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:12,950
-I was 18 years old
when I joined Mr. Brown,
889
00:39:12,950 --> 00:39:18,790
and he had a way of calling
my parents to say,
890
00:39:18,790 --> 00:39:21,290
she -- I'm doing fine,
don't worry about me,
891
00:39:21,290 --> 00:39:23,120
I'm in good hands.
892
00:39:23,120 --> 00:39:25,700
And, you know,
when I was coming home,
893
00:39:25,700 --> 00:39:28,790
not just my parents,
but a lot of the band members
894
00:39:28,790 --> 00:39:31,330
and the other singers
and dancers.
895
00:39:31,330 --> 00:39:33,620
-When we look at him,
896
00:39:33,620 --> 00:39:36,540
we would understand
some of our sons
897
00:39:36,540 --> 00:39:39,450
and fathers and nephews
and friends
898
00:39:39,450 --> 00:39:42,500
that we didn't understand
their pain.
899
00:39:42,500 --> 00:39:45,540
And I think some black men
will look at it and say,
900
00:39:45,540 --> 00:39:47,540
"That's what I've been
trying to describe
901
00:39:47,540 --> 00:39:49,540
and couldn't find the words."
902
00:39:49,540 --> 00:39:52,040
A decade or more
since his death,
903
00:39:52,040 --> 00:39:55,870
he's still healing people
that were wounded like he was.
904
00:39:55,870 --> 00:39:59,700
-What we lost with James Brown
is a certain generation
905
00:39:59,700 --> 00:40:03,750
that lived in a way
we could never imagine,
906
00:40:03,750 --> 00:40:07,540
a generation that tried to
teach us to have a little guts,
907
00:40:07,540 --> 00:40:10,580
some gumption, tough skin.
908
00:40:10,580 --> 00:40:13,580
A generation
that was built on manners.
909
00:40:13,580 --> 00:40:16,910
Mister, miss, ma'am,
holding the door.
910
00:40:16,910 --> 00:40:19,750
A certain way of living that
we'll never be familiar with.
911
00:40:19,750 --> 00:40:23,120
That's one thing we lost
with Mr. Brown.
912
00:40:23,120 --> 00:40:24,700
But what did we gain?
913
00:40:24,700 --> 00:40:26,410
A whole lot of great music,
914
00:40:26,410 --> 00:40:29,330
a whole lot of
great inspiration,
915
00:40:29,330 --> 00:40:31,500
and a blueprint
916
00:40:31,500 --> 00:40:34,620
on how to make it
with very little.
917
00:40:35,290 --> 00:40:39,370
-Daddy was a super spirit.
918
00:40:39,370 --> 00:40:43,290
He was not perfect,
he had flaws,
919
00:40:43,290 --> 00:40:48,580
but my father was a spirit.
920
00:40:48,580 --> 00:40:51,660
Came into this world
with nothing.
921
00:40:51,660 --> 00:40:56,160
He gave the world
everything God gave him.
922
00:40:56,160 --> 00:40:57,750
-Ladies and gentlemen,
923
00:40:57,750 --> 00:41:01,040
here is Augusta, Georgia's
young singing star
924
00:41:01,040 --> 00:41:05,160
and his great combination here,
James Brown.
925
00:41:05,160 --> 00:41:06,580
Let's bring 'em on.
926
00:41:06,580 --> 00:41:09,410
-♪ Please, please, please
927
00:41:09,410 --> 00:41:12,290
♪ Please, please
-♪ Please, please, don't go
928
00:41:12,290 --> 00:41:14,000
-♪ Please, please
929
00:41:14,000 --> 00:41:16,580
-♪ Please, please, don't go
-♪ Yeah!
930
00:41:16,580 --> 00:41:19,200
♪ Ahhhhhhh
931
00:41:19,200 --> 00:41:22,330
♪ Heey, heeeeey
-♪ Don't go
932
00:41:22,330 --> 00:41:24,160
-♪ I love you so
933
00:41:24,160 --> 00:41:26,120
♪ Go, ahh!
934
00:41:27,290 --> 00:41:28,790
♪ Don't leave me
935
00:41:28,790 --> 00:41:32,450
♪ Ahhhhhhh
-♪ Don't go
936
00:41:33,200 --> 00:41:36,950
♪ Oh, don't go
937
00:41:36,950 --> 00:41:39,580
♪
938
00:41:39,580 --> 00:41:41,370
♪ Don't go
939
00:41:41,370 --> 00:41:46,330
♪
940
00:41:46,330 --> 00:41:47,500
[ Cheers and applause ]
941
00:41:47,500 --> 00:41:48,660
-Uh, it's been a pleasure.
942
00:41:48,660 --> 00:41:50,250
-God bless you.
-And don't miss,
943
00:41:50,250 --> 00:41:51,830
don't miss --
Let's hold this up.
944
00:41:51,830 --> 00:41:53,330
-Hoping to live 200 years --
I live 200 years
945
00:41:53,330 --> 00:41:55,000
minus one day,
so I'll never know
946
00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:56,830
beautiful people like you
will pass away.
947
00:41:56,830 --> 00:41:59,500
-Ohh.
-God bless you, ciao, sayonara,
948
00:41:59,500 --> 00:42:01,580
What shall I say?
Hasta luego.
949
00:42:01,580 --> 00:42:02,870
Oh.
-Thanks for coming
950
00:42:02,870 --> 00:42:04,540
and joining us, folks.
-Love you.
951
00:42:04,540 --> 00:42:07,040
[ Upbeat funk music plays ]
952
00:42:07,040 --> 00:42:10,000
♪
953
00:42:10,000 --> 00:42:15,200
♪
954
00:42:15,200 --> 00:42:20,410
♪
955
00:42:20,410 --> 00:42:25,950
♪
956
00:42:25,950 --> 00:42:31,200
♪
957
00:42:31,200 --> 00:42:34,160
♪
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